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September,  1898 


©16  Bggte. 


By  FREDERIC  A.  MERRILL. 


$u$s  of  Carpenter  Sc  Movc^omty 
1898. 


OLD  AGGIE. 


So  here's  to  Old  Aggie  !     Come  lads  fill  the  glass 

And  drain  to  its  dregs  the  old  stein. 

Come,  light  the  long  pipes  ;   draw  your  chairs  closer  up 

While  the  curling  flames  lick  up  the  pine. 

So  here's  a  cool  glass  for  that  site  'mid  the  hills 

And  the  meadows  so  broad  and  so  green  ; 

And  here's  to  old  Warner  and  Holyoke  and  Tom. 

With  Connecticut  flowing  between. 

And  here  is  another  for  days  that  are  past 

With  mem'ries  that  never  will  fade, 

When  our  young  love  was  strong  as  the  wintery  wind, 

And  each  was  a  lusty  young  blade. 

It's  needless  for  me  to  recall  every  spot 

That  pictures  itself  in  the  smoke, 

The  placid  old  pond  and  the  bubbling  brook, 

The  elm  and  the  widespreading  oak. 

Each  feature  is  linked  to  the  thread  of  your  life, 

Close  woven  ; — the  woof  of  your  fate  ; 

And  new  that  you  calmly  look  back  on  your  past 

You  realize  your  fortune  too  late. 

Look  well  to  your  smoke  that  is  curling  about, 

Amid  its  gray  wreaths  you  will  find 

A  memory  tender  and  gracious  and  soft 

Of  a  dear  face  now  left  far  behind  ; 

Some  thread,  that  is  slender  and  leads  you  along 

Through  the  pine-covered  lane  by  the  hill, 

And  brings  back  the  thought  of  a  sweet  yesterday 

That  sweeps  from  your  heart  its  cold  chill. 

You're  old,  I  admit,  but  so  are  we  all, 

Still  Aggie  is  ever  as  young, 

As  when  you  were  there  in  your  gay  cap  and  gown, 

And  her  praises  so  blithely  you  sung. 

So  here's  to  Old  Aggie  !      Now  once  again,  boys, 

A  bumper  !     A  toast,  if  you  will ! 

Let's  drink  to  the  health,  prosperity  and  wealth 

Of  that  vine-covered  spot  on  the  hill, 


OLD    AGGIE. 


Few  colleges  can  boast  of  as  many  attractive  features  as 
can  the  Massachusetts  Agricultural  College.  Situated  as  it 
is  within  the  Connecticut  valley,  its  location  could  hardly  be 
improved.     To  the  north  stretches  the  Toby  Range  of  hills 


with  the  grim  Sugarloaf  as  a  frowning  sentinel  :  to  the  east 
the  Pelham  hills  lie  in  all  the  beauty  of  their  peculiar  blue- 
ness ;  to  the  south  the  volcanic  Holyoke  cuts  the  warm  sky 
and  to  the  west,  in  the  far  distance,  the  Berkshires  are 
faintly  outlined. 

The  little  town  of  Amherst,  with  its  broad  common  and 
its  spreading  elms,  has  become  historic  as  the  seat  of 
advanced  education,  and  from  its  quiet  walks  have  come 
many  of  the  moving  spirits  of  this  great  nation.  The 
atmosphere  that  pervades  the  whole  valley  is  that  of  peace 
and  repose,  fraught  as  it  is  with  the  historic  legends  of  our 
ancestors. 


OLD    AGGIE.  O 

But  a  short  distance  from  the  center  of  the  town  is  Old 
Deerfield,  and  closer  yet  is  that  Bloody  Brook  where  the 
blood  of  patriots  once  flowed  as  copiously  as  the  spring 
freshets.  Hadley.  with  its  wealth  of  historic  story,  lies 
nestled  away  among  the  lower  hills,  and  to  the  south  is  the 
rugged  Notch  and  the  Devil's  Garden  of  disappearing  stones. 

Two  railroads  center  in  the  town  of  Amherst  and  easy 
access  is  had  to  the  surrounding  places  of  interest  by  means 
of  an  electric  road.  The  country  drives  are  enchanting  in 
their  sylvan  scenery  and  the  meadows  teem  with  the  richest 
of  flowers. 

The  College  itself  is  situated  about  a  mile  from  the  town 
and  is  quickly  reached  by  the  electric  cars  that  run  to  the 
north.  The  grounds  are  high  and  command  a  most  beau- 
tiful view  across  the  green  valley  toward  Mount  Warner 
whose  peach-clad  sides  glisten  in  the  noon-day  sun. 

During  September,  when  college  life  begins,  the  little 
town  takes  on  an  unwonted  business-like  appearance  and  all 
is  bustle  and  hurry.  At  the  little  yellow  station  of  the  Bos- 
ton &  Maine  railroad  piles  of  trunks  are  being  hurriedly 
transported  to  their  several  destinations,  streams  of  young 
men  are  surging  toward  the  electric  cars,  bent  upon  reach- 
ing their  dormitories  as  quickly  as  possible,  and  hacks  are 
rushing  about  in  indescribable  confusion. 

The  casual  visitor  is  breathlessly  pushed  and  thrust  into  a 
car  in  which  hardly  a  seat  is  obtainable.  The  chatter  of 
renewed  acquaintance  is  interminable  as  the  car  pushes  its 
way  up  the  steep  hill  and  so  on  into  the  town.  A  short  stop 
is  made  before  the  principal  business  blocks  and  then  the 
final  journey  is  begun.  As  the  car  runs  along  north,  the 
country  becomes  more  open,  and  delightful  vistas  of  the 
distant  hills  are  obtained  at  each  turn  in  the  road. 


OLD    AGGIE. 


The  entrance  to  the  college  grounds  is  some  distance 
from  the  main  buildings  and  the  car  is  left  where  the  long 
curving  driveway  branches  from  the  main  road.  The  Col- 
lege property  extends  on  either  side  of  this  main  road  and 
far  up  onto  the  hill  where  the  vineyards  can  be  seen.  The 
present  estate  consists  of  some  three  hundred  acres  and  is 
varied  in  character  from  the  low  rolling  meadow-land  to  the 
high,  sandy  hill-top. 


From  the  entrance  of  the  driveway  there  is  a  delightful 
view  of  the  campus  and  college  buildings.  In  the  fore- 
ground there  is  a  small  pond  with  its  wooded  island,  across 
which  can  be  seen  the  chapel  and  the  two  large  dormitories. 
Tall  elms  and  rounded  maples  form  a  pleasing  background 
and  break  the  uniform  monotony  of  the  western  sky.  The 
entrance  drive  is  between  two  rows  of  elms  that  arch  above 
and  form  a  leafy  canopy  of  much  beauty.  On  the  right,  a 
tarred  footpath  leads  toward  the  college  while  about  midway 


OLD    AGGIE. 


between  the  chapel  and  the  highway  is  a  stone  bridge  arch- 
ing the  stream  that  supplies  the  pond.  From  the  campus,  a 
most  magnificent  view  is  to  be  had  across  the  valley  toward 
Mount  Holyoke. 


It  was,  then,  upon  this  beautiful  site  that  the  government 
turned  aside  from  the  throes  of  a  civil  strife  to  establish  a 
college  for  the  study  of  agriculture  and  the  kindred  arts. 
When  the  best  blood  of  our  brothers  stained  many  a  well- 
fought  field,  those  men  in  authority  at  Washington  laid 
aside  the  engrossing  cares  of  military  expediency  and 
established  here  a  monument  to  human  advancement. 
With  wonderful  foresight  these  statesmen  appropriated  the 
necessary  means  to  educate  the  son  of  the  farmer  and  of 
the  mechanic  in  a  manner  that  would  greatly  benefit  both 
the  recipient  and  the  state. 

It  was  the  aim  of  the  originators  of  this  grand  educational 
movement,  that  the  benefits  of  the  institution  should  be  put 


8  OLD    AGGIE. 

within  the  reach  of  all,  and  as  time  has  gone  on  and  new 
appropriations  have  been  made,  a  certain  number  of  schol- 
arships have  been  apportioned  among  the  various  senatorial 
districts  of  the  state  so  that  it  is  now  within  the  means  of 
every  ambitious  young  man  to  get  a  college  education  at 
little  expense. 

The  development  of  the  grounds  and  buildings  has  neces- 
sarily been  slow,  but  during  the  thirty  years  of  the  college's 
existence  the  growth  has  always  been  forward.  Some  years 
after  the  original  grant,  the  United  States  Experiment  Sta- 


tion was  added  to  the  grounds  and  is  now  opened  to 
advanced  students  ;  an  extended  course  in  practical  chemi- 
cal analysis  is  greatly  facilitated  by  this  acquisition. 

With  the  growth  of  the  college  has  come  a  more  extended 
influence,  and  what  was  once  a  mere  experiment  has 
become  an  established  fact.     The  originators  of  this  broad 


OLD    AGGIE. 


scheme  of  education  never  knew  that  thirty  years  after  their 
initial  efforts  in  its  behalf,  the  college  would  be  educating 
many  whom,  at  that  early  date,  the  country  was  fighting  to 
free. 

The  natural  evolution  of  any  educational  system  furnishes 
material  for  thorough  study,  and  so  it  has  been  with  the 
growth  of  this  institution.  Inaugurated  within  somewhat 
narrow  lines,  its  policy  has  changed  and  become  more  pro- 
gressive as  time  has  sped  by.  The  theories  of  scientific 
propagation  have  received  thorough  test  and  have  proven  in 
many  cases  to  be  of  the  best,  and  now  all  is  orderly  where 
it  was  once  the  hazards  of  chance. 

It  has  become  a  myth  of  the  past  ;  this  fact  that  the  suc- 
cessful farmer  must  himself  dig  in  the  ground.  The  farms 
that  mark  our  western  lands  are  daily  examples  of  the  fal- 
lacy that  the  farmer  must  be  of  the  soil.  The  farmer  of 
the  future  is  he  who  can  comprehend  and  control  the  forces 
of  Nature,  who  can  alter  them  to  his  will,  who  understands 
the  constituents  of  life  and  growth  and  who  has  the  execu- 
tive ability  to  manage  his  property  upon  thoroughly  scientific 
principles. 

The  day  of  the  small,  one-acre  farmer  has  passed  as 
have  our  slow  stage  coaches  ;  he  cannot  compete  with  the 
advancement  of  science.  His  little  farm  may  support  him 
and  his  family  in  a  meager  way,  but  it  is  his  neighbor  who 
has  thoroughly  mastered  the  laws  of  cause  and  effect  who 
passes  him  on  the  roadside. 

And  thus  it  goes  throughout  life  ;  an  advancement  in  one 
direction  means  a  corresponding  advancement  in  another. 
The  increased  efficiency  of  our  chemists  has  brought  forth 
a  more  thorough  knowledge  of  soil  analysis,  and  this  in  turn 
has  brought    new   fertilizers  and    new    methods   of    raising 


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OLD    AGGIE. 


crops.  Then  again,  a  thorough  study  of  pests  and  fungus 
growths  has  established  their  remedy,  thereby  saving  much 
valuable  property  that  might  otherwise  be  lost  forever. 

It  is  for  the  purpose  of  advancing  all  knowledge  of  this 
nature  that  the  Massachusetts  Agricultural  College  is  striv- 
ing. Not  only  to  teach  its  principles,  but  to  disseminate 
them  ;  not  only  to  make  thoroughly  scientific  men  of  its 
students,  but  to  offer  to  the  agricultural  community  at  large 
the  benefit  of  all  scientific  research.  And  this  dissemina- 
tion of  knowledge  is  by  far  the  most  important  work  done. 


Somebody  once  said  that  science  is  classified  knowledge  ; 
if  this  be  so,  how  simple  it  seems  for  us  to  say  we  know 
this  or  that,  when  we  have  but  to  classify  our  results  and 
we  are  scientists.  Yet  how  few  in  number  are  the  people 
who  actually  know  a  thing  !  How  many  there  are  who  take 
their  inferences  for  the  actual  facts  !  The  most  difficult 
problem   in  life  is  to  be    able    to    perceive    what  is  absolute 


OLD    AGGIE  1  1 

and  to  be  able  to  distinguish  it  from  what  is  not  absolute. 
The  theory  of  all  education  lies  at  this  point.  Man  must 
be  taught  to  discriminate  between  what  is  and  what  is  not. 

For  this  very  purpose  have  our  agricultural  colleges  been 
established  ;  they  are  to  teach  the  young  man  the  facts  of 
life  and  to  give  to  him  the  power  of  observation.  When 
they  do  this,  they  have  succeeded,  when  they  do  not  they 
have  seriously  failed.  When  thev  teach  him  the  laws  of 
Nature  they  must  also  show  him  their  cause  and  effect  ; 
they  must  educate  him  in  the  manipulations  of  such  forces 
as  are  at  his  command  and  teach  him  their  uses. 

The  advantages  that  the  Agricultural  College  offers  the 
student  in  this  direction  can  hardly  be  over-estimated. 
Within  these  three  hundred  acres  of  land  are  all  the  oppor- 
tunities for  him  to  study  the  scientific  propagation  of  crops 
and  animals  ;  all  the  necessary  adjuncts  to  a  thoroughly 
practical  knowledge  of  chemistry  and  physics  ;  all  the 
needed  requirements  for  the  study  of  his  mother  tongue  and 
the  development  of  his  body.  Established  by  government 
as  is  the  college,  military  science  has  become  an  essential 
not  to  be  escaped  and  the  routine  exercise  of  weekly  drill 
has  kept  many  a  student  up  to  good  form, 

The  old  laboratory  building  situated  upon  the  banks  of 
the  ravine  was  the  first  to  be  erected  for  college  purposes. 
It  is  of  wood  and  was  originally  of  two  stories  but  later  an 
extra  one  has  been  added.  It  was  built  in  1867  for  a  chapel 
but  it  is  now  used  by  the  chemical  and  mathematical 
departments.  Its  rooms  are  large  and  airy.  The  zoologi- 
cal department  uses  one  of  its  rooms  as  a  laboratory  and 
during  the  winter  term  many  a  fish  is  cut  to  pieces  only  to 
mysteriously  disappear  to  some  remote  abode  whose  loca- 
tion only  the  sophomores  know. 


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OLD    AGGIE. 


It  is  rumored,  unauthenticated  of  course,  that  the  souls 
of  the  dead  fish  cross  the  ravine  and  find  lodgement  at  the 
Boarding  House  where  they  are  reincarnated  and  served  up 
on  Fridays. 

This  boarding  house  was  built  in  1868  by  the  college  and 
for  some  time  was  run  directly  under  college  authority,  but 
of  late  years  the  students  have  controlled  its  affairs  them- 
selves. Within  its  walls  many  a  rousing  time  is  had. 
Here  the  "  Kniepes  "  are  held  and  now  and  then  a  "  Com- 
mers."  These  gatherings  are  fashioned  after  those  enjoyed 
by  our  German  brothers  and  are  primarily  intended  to  bring 
the  students  together  socially. 


The  "  Commers  "  is  a  trifle  more  formal.  Here  toasts 
are  proposed  and  guests  entertained.  These  gatherings  are 
generally  held  but  once  or  twice  a  year,  and  when  Com- 
mencement arrives  the  large  drill  hall  is  tastefully  decorated 
that  the  returning  classmen  may  enjoy  more  room. 


OLD    AGGIE.  13 

At  the  head  of  the  driveway  leading  from  the  main  road 
stands  the  Chapel  and  Library,  a  gray  stone  building.  Back 
of  it  stretches  the  Campus,  flanked  on  the  north  by  a  large 
red  brick  dormitory  and  on  the  south  by  the  Drill  Hall.  A 
mound  upon  the  hill's  crest  marks  the  old  mortar  battery 
and  beyond  is  the  small  red  and  yellow  powder  shed.  Over 
the  crest  of  the  hill  stretches  the  farm  with  its  acres  of 
tilled  land  and  rich  pasturage.  To  the  right,  its  white  spires 
peeping  from  the  surrounding  verdure,  can  be  seen  the  little 
town  of  Whately,  while  to  the  left  the  chimneys  of  North- 
ampton belch  forth  their  curling  smoke, 

Upon  the  campus  is  marked  out  the  base-ball  and  foot-ball 
fields  and  many  a  hard  fought  game  is  played  upon  its  green 
turf.  The  need  of  a  better  athletic  field  is  sadly  felt  but 
the  boys  do  their  best  with  what  they  have  and  plan  greater 
achievements  for  the  coming  years.  A  league  for  football 
work  was  formed  among  the  New  England  State  Colleges 
last  year  and  the  coming  foot-ball  season  promises  to  be  as 
popular  and  successful  as  any  that  have  preceded. 

Athletics  have  become  so  firmly  established  in  all  our 
leading  colleges  that  they  are  looked  upon  as  an  integral 
part  of  the  curriculum.  The  essence  of  education  is  one- 
sided if  the  mind  be  cultivated  at  the  expense  of  the  body. 
Such  educational  facilities  as  are  offered  at  the  Agricultural 
College  for  gymnastic  work  are  very  meagre  and  unsatisfac- 
tory but  the  promises  for  future  enlargement  are  favorable. 
During  the  past  year  a  coach  was  obtained  for  the  foot-ball 
team  and  a  thorough  system  of  training  inaugurated. 

By  far  the  most  important  department  for  building  up  the 
body  is  that  of  the  military.  Established  by  law,  it  requires 
the  presence  of  every  student,  unless  he  be  physically  dis- 
abled, at  its  tri-weekly  drills.     The  battalion  consists  of  two 


14  OLD    AGGIE. 

single  rank  companies  with  the  usual  officers.  The 
instructor  is  a  detailed  army  officer  whose  time  of  service 
generally  lasts  about  four  years.  The  offices  are  obtained 
by  competitive  examination  but  are  divided  proportionally 
among  the  classes;  for  instance,  a  commissioned  officer 
must  be  a  senior,  a  non-commissioned,  as  low  as  a  sergeant, 
must  be  a  junior  ;  a  corporal,  a  sophomore,  while  the  fresh- 
men become  privates  with  those  of  the  advanced  classes 
who  have  not  been  smart  enough  to  pass  the  required 
examination. 


During  the  fall  and  winter,  the  drill  consists  of  setting-up 
exercises,  company  and  battalion  drill.  For  a  few  weeks 
bayonet  exercise  and  sabre  drill  is  established,  but  this  gives 
way,  as  soon  as  the  weather  will  permit,  to  out-door  work. 
In  the  spring,  extended  order  and  battle  formations  are  used. 
At  that  time  the  men  are  sent  out  in  skirmish  lines  all  over 
the  country  for  the  radius  of  a  mile  or  more.  This  feature 
of  the  drill  is  very  thoroughly  taught  and  it  is  not  long  before 
the  young  officers  show  great  proficiency  in  handling  the 
men. 

At  Commencement,  when  the  inspecting  officer  is  around, 
a  sham  battle  is  generally  arranged,  when  the  battalion  is 
divided  into  two  forces,  those  on  the  defensive  and  those  on 


OLD    AGGIE.  15 

the  offensive.  Then  the  field  becomes  the  ground  of  many 
a  brilliant  manoeuvre  and  hedges  are  captured  and  rail  fences 
destroyed. 

Upon    graduation    each    officer     is    presented    with    a 
military  diploma  and  the  three  most    proficient  are  recom- 


. 


mended  to  the  governor  for  commission  as  second  lieuten- 
ant in  the  militia.  This  is  an  honor  much  coveted  by  the 
young  soldier  and  it  is  a  proud  day  for  him  when  he  leaves 
his  Alma  Mater  and  dons  the  uniform  of  his  state  militia. 

Across  the  Campus  from  the  Drill  Hall  is  the  new  South 
College.  It  is  a  brick  building  three  stories  high,  with  two 
wings  at  right  angles  and  a  tall  tower  in  which  is  situated 
the  meteorological  department.  The  dormitory  rooms  are 
well  arranged,  there  being  a  study  with  open  fireplace  and 
steam  heat,  and  two  bedrooms.  This  makes  a  sort  of  suite 
and  is  very  convenient  for  the  student. 

In  the  basement  are  the  baths  and  lavatories,  and  a 
large    room    to    keep    wheels.     The    whole    building  is,  as 


OLD    AGGIE. 


indeed  are  all  the  buildings  of    the  college,  lighted  by  elec- 
tricity and  this  convenience  is  appreciated  highly  by  all. 

In  the  northern  wing  of  the  building  are  situated  the  phys- 
ical laboratory,  the  zoological  museum  and  the  agricultural 
recitation  rooms.  Beneath  the  laboratory  in  the  basement 
is  the  new  fire  department,  consisting  of  a  hose  cart  and 
several  sets  of  ladders.  A  most  efficient  fire  brigade  is 
maintained  by  members  of  the  battalion  and  each  man  is 
expected  to  fully  know  his  duties  and  stations.  Several 
times  during  the  college   year,  the  hose  cart  is  run  out  and 


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imaginary  fires  are  extinguished.  Upon  a  hot  day,  if  the 
fire  trip  be  long,  there  is  much  panting  and  catching  of 
breath  as  the  runners  on  the  ropes  draw  the  heavy  cart 
along  the  roads  and  the  salvage  corps  hustle  the  ladders 
about. 

The  tower  of  the  South  College  always  has  been  an 
attractive  place  to  visitors  and  a  place  of  dread  for  the 
undergraduate.  For  the  first  there  are  the  mysteries  of  the 
weather  bureau,  for  the  latter  there  are  the  unpleasant 
interviews  with  the  President.  Upon  the  second  floor  is 
the  Administration  office,  and  any  delinquent  student  is 
sure  of  a  very  warm  welcome  behind  its  door. 

The  meteorological  department    occupies  the  upper  floor 


OLD    AGGIE.  17 

and  the  roof,  also  the  flag  staff.  Here  are  kept  the  records 
of  wind  and  rain,  upon  the  Draper  self-recording  machines. 
To  specify  each  and  every  record  would  take  too  much 
room  for  this  simple  article,  but  a  few  suggestions  of  work 
done  here  may  not  be  out  of  place. 

By  means  of  instruments  upon  the  roof  a  careful  daily 
record  is  kept  of  the  wind-force,  the  heat  of  the  sun,  direc- 
tion of  the  wind,  fall  of  rain,  etc.  So  delicate  are  some  of 
these  instruments  that  rain  has  been  recorded  as  falling 
when  no  moisture  could  be  felt  upon  the  ground  below. 

Signal  flags  are  flown  to  indicate  the  coming  weather 
and  telegraphic  communication  is  kept  up  with  Washington. 
The  amount  of  work  done  in  this  department  is  enormous 
and  of  exacting  quality.  Hardly  a  party  of  visitors  fails  to 
ascend  the  winding  stairs  to  this  room  of  instruments. 

And  when  one  has  once  reached  the  roof  of  the  tower  he 
feels  amply  repaid  for  all  his  labors.  The  view  from  the 
top  is  of  unexcelled  magnificence.  The  panorama  of  the 
Connecticut  Vailey  lies  stretched  out  below,  with  its  cloud 
markings  and  its  sparkling  villages,  with  its  low  rambling 
hills  and  its  tobacco  fields.  Light  and  shade  play  a  phan- 
tasy upon  the  green  meadows  and  the  distant  puffs  of  white 
smoke  betoken  the  passage  of  a  valley  train  upon  its  way 
south. 

To  the  north  and  west  there  are  huge  clouds  rising,  por- 
tentous in  form  and  ascending  rapidly.  Slowly  at  first,  and 
then  with  increasing  vigor,  they  gather  headway  and  rush 
down  the  valley  marking  their  course  with  a  huge  sheet  of 
rain.  First  the  Toby  hills,  then  Whately  and  finally 
Warner  are  shut  in,  and  a  heavy  rain  soaks  the  ground. 
And  yet  Amherst  has  not  received  a  drop  of  that  downpour. 
At  last  the  storm   sweeps   beyond    Holyoke    and  Tom,  and 


!o  OLD    AGGIE. 

once  again  the  valley  is  clear  and  fresh  in  the  bright  sun- 
light. There  is  no  better  place  to  study  the  cloud  effects 
than  on  this  high  meteorological  tower  ;  elevated  as  it  is 
above  the  surrounding  trees,  it  embraces  a  view  more 
extended  and  varied  than  any  other  to  be  found  in  Amherst. 


At  the  end  of  the  north  wing  is  the  new  physical  labora- 
tory. Until  this  last  fall  all  the  physical  apparatus  was  kept 
in  the  old  chapel  building,  and  the  fumes  from  the  chemi- 
cal laboratory  had  in  many  cases  attacked  the  instruments. 
Now,  however,  this  department  has  opened  a  large  new 
work-room  where  everything  has  been  arranged  to  the  best 
of  advantage.  New  and  improved  machines  for  electrical 
experiments  have  been  installed  and  power  is  transmitted  to 
the  room  by  means  of  wires  running  from  a  dynamo  in  the 
North  College  building. 

Above  the  physical  laboratory  are  the  zoological  recita- 
tion rooms  and  museum.  This  museum  contains  a  practi- 
cal collection  of  casts,  eggs,  birds,  etc.  for  use  as  illustra- 
tions of  biological  growth.  Large  charts  of  excellent  work- 
manship form  part  of  the  paraphernalia  of  the  course  and 
casts  and  paper-mache  fac-similes  of  the  human  body  add 
to  the  instructive  study  here  pursued. 


OLD    AGGIE 


19 


The  old  North  College  dormitory  was  built  in  1868  and 
is  therefore  one  of  the  oldest  buildings  on  the  grounds.  It 
has  not  the  advantage  of  steam  heat  which  the  new  dormi- 
tory enjoys  but  it  has  one  of  the  best  views  on  the  college 
campus.  The  rooms  upon  the  southwest  corners  are 
especially  attractive,  with  their  continual  sunlight  and  their 
charming  views.  The  rooms  are  arranged  somewhat  as  in 
the  North  dormitories,  that  is,  a  study  with  two  bedrooms 
opening  out  of  it. 


The  old  dormitory  has  many  picturesque  gables,  and  the 
south  face  is  well  covered  with  climbing  ivy.  A  large 
piazza  stretches  across  the  front  and  tall  trees  shelter  its 
adjacent  walks.  Upon  the  ground  floor,  along  the  west 
side,  is  the  college  reading-room.  Here  are  to  be  found 
all  the  daily  and  weekly  papers  together  with  the  principal 
monthlies.     The    students    appoint    committees    to  run  the 


20  OLD    AGGIE. 

business  side  and  certain  papers  are  subscribed  for  from  the 
term  taxes.  At  the  beginning  of  every  college  year  an 
auction  of  these  same  papers  is  held  in  the  Chapel  when 
the  papers  are  "  knocked  off  "  to  the  highest  bidder  who 
thereby  acquires  the  right  to  receive  his  paper  after  it  has 
remained  in  the  reading  room  its  stated  time.  This  read- 
ing room  is  different  from  the  one  in  the  Chapel  building  in 
that  it  contains  the  ordinary  periodicals  while  the  latter  is 
solely  for  agricultural  and  scientific  papers. 

The  corridor  that  runs  along  the  reading-room  side  is 
nearly  always  thronged  with  eager  students  about  the  bul- 
letin boards.  On  these  are  posted  all  matters  of  interest  to 
the  students,  and  beside  them  in  a  glass  case  are  posted  all 
military  notices.  Many  a  peculiar  notice  has  found  its  way 
to  the  board,  and  it  has  become  a  favorite  place  for  posting 
those  things  either  lost  or  found. 

At  the  other  end  of  the  corridor  are  the  boxes,  where  the 
mail  is  left  twice  daily.  Full  charge  of  its  distribution  is  in 
the  hands  of  some  of  the  students  and  it  is  their  duty  to  see 
that  the  mail  is  safely  delivered. 

It  has  often  been  said  that  the  average  young  man  does 
not  show  so  much  taste  as  his  sister  in  the  decoration  of  his 
college  room.  Perhaps  this  may  be  so,  but  for  abundance 
of  decoration  no  sweet  girl  under-graduate  ever  equalled  her 
brother.  There  is  always  a  sort  of  studied  disorder  about 
a  collegian's  room  which  of  itself  is  charming  if  not  accen- 
tuated too  much.  A  mad  arrangement  of  pictures,  rugs, 
couches,  desks,  etc.,  with  a  smattering  of  old  pipes,  will 
surely  please  the  eye,  and  if  there  be  a  flag  or  two,  with  a 
stolen  sign  to  fill  some  vacant  spot,  then  the  furnishings  are 
complete. 

Yet  all    rooms    are  not  like    this.     Some    are    furnished 


OLD    AGGIE. 


21 


upon  a  principle  not  to  be  deviated  from  ;  some  run  to 
shades  of  red,  others  to  yellow ;  some  are  musical  in  fur- 
nishings, others  athletic  ;  some  sporty,  others  religious.  In 
fact,  a  student's  individuality  is  easily  exhibited  by  his 
furnishings. 


Q-  123 


I  ■ 


A  neat  form  of  decoration  that  is  decidedly  in  vogue  is 
the  mounting  of  pictures  cut  from  our  monthlies.  These 
are  often  placed  about  the  wall  in  the  form  of  a  frieze.  The 
hanging  of  pictures  is  another  way  the  student  has  of  show- 
ing his  individuality;  some  are  severe  and  straight  in  their 
hard  lines  ;  others  are  set  at  cross  purposes  with  a  bit  of 
draping  to  add  a  little  color  ;  while  others  are  set  at  such 
uncertain  intervals  that  the  natural  conclusion  is  that  only  a 
genius  could  be  cranky  enough  to  perform  such  a  feat ; 
some  one  has  called  such  a  scene  "  a  convalescence  of 
arrangement  "  and  so  in  reality  it  is. 


22 


OLD    AGGIE, 


And  then  the  pipes  !  Who  ever  saw  a  real  student's 
room  without  a  pipe  ?  Short  pipes  and  long  pipes  :  bull- 
dogs, clays,  briers  and  corn-cobs.  Every  sort  of  a  pipe, 
and  every  sort  of  a  brand  of  tobacco.  Student  life  loses 
half  its  charm  without  these  convivial  pipes.  Take  a  quiet 
room,  a  friend  or  two,  a  book  to  discuss  and  a  well-filled 
pipe, — what  greater  enjoyment  is  there  for  the  heart  of  the 
student  ? 

"  Two  years  old,  this  little  fellow, 
Yet  he's  strong  and  sweet  and  mellow, 
Yesterday,  to-day,  to-morrow, 
Always  sharing  joy  and  sorrow, 
Sticking  by  me  like  a  brother, 
Soothing  far  more  than  a  mother. 

Two  years  old,  and  yet  quite  ripe — 

My  little  bulldog,  brier  pipe." 


The  barn,  wherein  the  cattle  are  kept,  consists  of  a  large 
main  building  with  three  ells.  The  cost  of  the  structure 
was  some  $30,000  and  it  contains  all  the  modern  appliances 
for  farm  work.  The  Dairy  Department  is  situated  in  the 
northern  wing  and  is  of  unusual  interest  to  the  visitor.  Here 
the   milk   tests  are  made  and  the  butter  is  churned.     Bab- 


OLD    AGGIE.  23 

cock  testing  machines  and  the  peculiar  Pasteurizers  abound. 
A  class  room  for  the  short  course  men  is  located  in  this 
northern  wing  and  during  the  winter  months  it  is  a  very  busy 
place. 

The  management  of  the  barn  is  intended  to  be  of  educa- 
tional value  to  the  student  and  to  illustrate  the  best  systems 
and  methods  to  be  employed  in  farm  work.  Typical  speci- 
mens of  farm  stock,  blooded  cattle,  fancy  swine,  choice 
horses  and  noted  herds  of  sheep,  are  always  on  hand  for  the 
study  of  the  student.  Among  the  requirements  of  the  agri- 
cultural course  is  that  the  student  shall  be  capable  of  judg- 
ing the  good  points  of  any  herd  of  stock.     During  the  spring 


term  small  parties  of  collegians  headed  by  their  professor 
may  be  seen  going  to  the  barn  for  this  purpose,  or  when  an 
especially  noted  animal  cannot  be  brought  to  the  farm,  the 
class  generally  makes  a  trip  to  wherever  the  animal  is  kept. 
The  methods  employed  down  to  the  minutest  detail  in 
the  barn  work  are  thoroughly  scientific ;  all  the  milk  is 
weighed,  the  silos  are  constituted  of  given  quantities  of  feed  ; 
the  cattle  are  fed  at  stated  times  and  never  allowed  to  vary. 
All  the  milk  obtained  is  pasteurized  and  carefully  recorded 
for  future  reference.  ' 


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OLD    AGGIE. 


Behind  the  barns,  stretching  out  over  the  rolling  land,  is 
the  farm.  Great  care  has  been  taken  to  thoroughly  drain 
the  soil  by  means  of  tile  drains  set  from  four  to  six  feet 
deep.  The  system  of  drainage  employed  is  very  extensive 
and  complete,  and  has  taken  years  of  labor  to  perfect. 
Across  the  western  end  of  the  farm  runs  a  long  stream  and 
into  this  all  waste  water  enters. 

The  value  of  drained  land  can  hardly  be  overestimated. 
Corn  that  had  been  planted  throughout  a  drained  field  grew 
to  be  five  and  six  feet  high,  while  similar  corn  upon  an 
adjacent  spot  that  was  not  drained  did  not  reach  three  feet 
in  the  same  time  of  growth.  The  roots  of  the  corn  need 
much  air  to  accelerate  its  growth,  and  if  the  spaces  between 
the    particles  of   soil  be  filled   with    moisture  it  is  manifest 


that  the  crop  will  not  grow  well.  If  tile  drains  be  inserted, 
the  water-level  of  the  soil  will  be  lowered  with  the  depth  of 
the  drain  and  thus  leave  the  soil  above  in  good  condition  for 
growth. 

The  subject  of  fertilizers  has,  of    course,  received    much 
attention  at  the   College  and  on  the  farm  may  be  seen  vari- 


OLD    AGGIE.  25 

ous  crops  labelled  as  having  so  much  potash,  or  so  much 
phosphorus  for  fertilizer.  These  various  amounts  have  all 
been  determined  by  experiment  after  months  of  trial. 

To  the  north  of  the  college  buildings  are  situated  the  two 
experiment  stations,  that  of  Chemical  Analysis  and  that  of 
Vegetable  Pathology,  both  being  called  the  Hatch  Experi- 
ment Station  and  being  under  the  direct  control  of  the  gov- 
ernment. These  two  buildings  are  of  brick,  well  lighted, 
while  that  of  Vegetable  Pathology  has  extensive  green- 
houses. 

The  work  done  at  this  experiment  station  cannot  be 
overestimated  in  its  value  to  farmers.  Thousands  of  let- 
ters are  answered  yearly  and  hundreds  of  fertilizers  have 
been  tested  upon  its  grounds.  Large  beds  are  laid  off  and 
planted  in  various  crops  to  test  their  growth  with  each  new 
fertilizer  sent  to  the  station.  The  work  is  largely  done  by 
graduates  of  the  college  who  are  working  for  a  higher  degree. 

Upon  the    hill  to  the    east  of    the    College  is  located  the 


26 


OLD    AGGIE. 


Botanical  and  Horticultural  Departments.  Here  are  situ- 
ated the  vineyards  and  orchards,  the  flower  houses  and  the 
garden  vegetables.  The  Botanic  Museum  and  Laboratory 
was  originally  built  in  1866  but  as  new  needs  have  arisen 
the  building  has  been  enlarged  until  now  it  occupies  fully 
twice  as  much  land  as  it  did  originally.  The  laboratory  for 
microscopic  work  is  thoroughly  equipped  with  all  needful 
appliances  and  charts.  The  upper  rooms  contain  an  excel- 
lent herbarium  which  is  one  of  the  finest  in  the  country. 

The  work  done  by  this  department  is  known  throughout 
the  country  and  consists  principally  of  the  study  of  germ 
diseases  and  their  cure.  Structural  botany  forms  an  impor- 
tant element  and  every  student  is  obliged  to  collect  an  her- 
barium of  one  hundred  specimens  while  in  college.  Moun- 
tain days  are  red  letter  ones  in  the  routine  work,  and  barge 
loads  of  young  students  may  often  be  seen  returning  from 
the  wilds  of  Holyoke  or  of  Toby  with  botany  cans  well  filled 
with  specimens. 


OLD    AGGIE. 


27 


The  Durfee  Plant  House,  a  gift  of  the  late  Dr.  Nathan 
Durfee  of  Fall  River,  occupies  a  prominent  position.  The 
house  consists  of  two  large  octagons  and  many  small  wings. 
Within  this  extensive  house  are  kept  many  types  of  plants 
for  illustrative  and  educational  purposes.  Large  palms  and 
banana  plants  spread  their  broad  leaves  to  the  ceiling; 
orchids  and  cactus  peep  out  amid  the  abundance  of  foliage 
and  the  red  geranium  alternates  with  the  paler  pinks.  The 
grounds  immediately  surrounding  the  house  are  laid  out 
very  artistically  and  kept  in  the  best  of  condition. 


Back  of  the  Plant  House  is  a  large  grape  house  and 
beside  this  hitter,  stretching  toward  the  south  are  the  hot 
beds  for  garden  truck.  The  whole  plot  of  land  from  the 
Plant  House  to  the  Entomological  Department  is  devoted 
to  the  raising  of  nursery  trees  and  shrubs.  Especially  val- 
uable trees  are  scattered  about,  or  arranged  in  landscape 
form  with  a  strict  regard  to  color  effects. 

Farther  up  on  the  hillside  is  the  President's  House,  now 
used  by  the  agricultural  department.  It  was  built  in  1884 
for  the    president  and  is  still    college    property.     The  view 


28 


OLD    AGGIE. 


from  its  piazza  is  very  extended  and  at  night,  when  the  col- 
lege lights  gleam  through  the  trees  in  the  valley  below,  the 
scene  is  like  one  of  some  fairy  land. 

Upon  the  top  of  the  hill  extend  the  apple  and  peach 
orchards.  Large  crops  are  grown  systematically  and  suc- 
cessfully as  many  a  student  can  attest.  It  is  a  favorite 
occupation  of  the  young  collegian  to  sally  forth  on  some 
moonless  night,  absenting  himself  from  his  room  for  some- 
time, only  to  return  laden  with  fruit,  and  many  are  the  mid- 
night suppers  where  grapes  and  peaches  form  the  piece  de 
resistance. 

Upon  this  same  hill,  but  farther  south,  is  the  Clark  Reser- 
voir built  but  a  few  years  ago.  It  is  a  large  brick  tank 
capable  of  holding  enough  water  to  easily  supply  the  college 
for  some  time  if  the  town  supply  should  ever  run  short. 
The  fire  system  is  directly  connected  with  this  tank  and  as 
its  elevation  is  something  over  100  feet  the  water  force  is 
sufficient  to  send  a  stream  over  the  highest  building.  It 
was  only  about  a  year  ago  that  a  new  system  of  water  works 
was  introduced. 

The  Entomological  Department  has  its  insectary  at  the 
lower  road,  below  the  hill.  This  department  occupies  a 
comparatively  new  building  with  an  attached  greenhouse. 
The. work  of  the  department  relates  to  the  investigation  of 
the  life  and  habits  of  insects,  their  destructive  powers  and 
their  extermination.  A  large  and  valuable  collection  of 
insects  is  thoroughly  catalogued  and  carefully  kept  in 
marked  cabinets.  Here,  as  at  the  experimental  station, 
most  of  the  work  is  done  either  by  graduates  or  by  under- 
graduates. In  the  green-houses  plants  are  raised  for  the 
insects  to  prey  upon  so  that  their  methods  of  destruction 
may  be  thoroughly  studied. 


OLD    AGGIE.  29 

Such  in  fact  are  the  many  buildings  of  this  vast  college  ; 
such  is  the  work  that  the  results  have  always  turned  on 
the  best  means  to  aid  mankind  in  a  continual  struggle  for 
existence.     That  this   work    has  passed    the    experimental 


stage  is  beyond  dispute  as  is  evinced  by  the  great  increase 
of  letters  for  information  from  all  over  the.  state.  Within 
the  last  year  over  12,000  such  letters  were  received  and 
answered  personally  by  the  various  departments  of  the  col- 
lege. That  the  need  of  such  a  college  is  imperative  is 
being  shown  daily  by  the  increase  of  its  influence. 

Here,  amid  the  quiet  valley  of  the  Connecticut,  can  be 
found  every  advantage  possible  to  offer  the  scientific  farmer 
and  horticulturist,  and  increasing  classes  attest  to  the  fact 
that  the  public  is  beginning  to  appreciate  the  work  that  the 
State  is  doing  for  it. 

The  social  life  of  every  college  is  one  of  the  essential 
features  when  choosing  an  institution  for  education,  and  in 
this  respect    the    Massachusetts   Agricultural    College  will 


30  OLD    AGGIE. 

compare  very  favorably  with  any  other.  There  is  an  excel- 
lent organization  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  that  holds  stated  meet- 
ings and  receives  addresses  from  prominent  individuals 
among  its  members.  The  Natural  History  Club  gives  quiet 
talks  at  which  are  found  many  visiting  professors  and  noted 
men.  The  Aggie  Life  is  the  college  paper,  issued  every 
two  weeks,  and  within  its  columns  the  feelings  and  doings 
of  the  college  are  reflected.  Its  influence  is  increasing 
yearly  and  the  coming  year  holds  out  a  bright  future  before 
it.  The  Index,  a  yearly  publication  issued  by  the  Junior 
Class,  contains  the  usual  amount  of  squibs,  notes,  illustra- 
tions and  literary  matter  that  is  always  found  in  like  college 
books. 

There  are  four  societies,  of  a  secret  nature,  in  college: — 
the  D.  G.  K.,  the  College  Shakespearean,  the  Q.  T.  V.  and 
the  Phi  Sigma  Kappa.  The  D.  G.  K.  is  the  only  society  at 
present  that  has  a  house,  the  others  having  rooms  in  the 
old  North  College.  These  societies  offer  many  attractions 
to  the  young  student  and  within  their  rooms  may  be  found 
many  comforts  that  are  unobtainable  elsewhere. 

At  this  time,  the  plans  for  a  new  veterinary  laboratory  are 
being  considered  and  within  a  few  weeks  its  sides  will  begin 
to  appear  above  ground.  It  is  to  be  situated  south  of  the 
drill  hall  and  near  the  southern  boundary  line.  The  build- 
ing is  to  be  of  the  latest  improved  ideas  regarding  the  nec- 
essary adjuncts  for  treating  diseased  cattle  and  will 
undoubtedly  prove  to  be  a  very  valuable  acquisition  to  the 
college.  The  need  of  such  an  hospital  where  cases  could 
be  treated  and  studied  has  long  been  felt  but  it  was  not  until 
this  spring  that  a  bill  was  passed  through  the  Legislature 
making  the  requisite  appropriation  for  its  erection.  In  past 
years  all  veterinary  work  had  to  be  done  in  a  seven  by  nine 
room,  but  soon  this  will  be  a  matter  of  past  history. 


OLD    AGGIE.  31 

Every  college  is  strong  just  as  its  alumni  is  strong,  and 
in  this  strength  Aggie  is  very  fortunate.  Among  her  past 
graduates  are  men  prominent  in  every  profession  in  life. 
"  The  successes  of  our  greatest  men  are  founded  upon 
those  days  and  nights,  when,  in  the  lengthened  vigils  of  study, 
they  laid  an  intellectual  foundation  upon  which  they  built  by 
experience,  until  the  very  forces  of  Nature  trembled  before 
their  advance." 

Aggie  has  done  her  share  toward  fitting  her  sons  for  the 
broad  battle-field  of  life  and  she  remains  true  to  those  who 
have  carried  her  banner  to  success  and  fame  in  far  distant 
fields.  Her  influence  has  been  felt  on  the  one  hand  as  far 
as  the  lotus  land  of  fair  Japan  and  on  the  other,  to  the  trop- 
ical Pacific  Isles.  Her  heart  is  always  warm  for  her  striv- 
ing sons  wherever  they  may  be  and  her  voice  is  always 
raised  for  freedom  and  equality. 

To  those  who,  from  year  to  year,  are  enabled  to  rejoin 
their  Alma  Mater  at  her  season  of  celebration,  she  can  and 
she  does  heartily  offer  them 

A  WELCOME. 

Once  more,  ye  hills  reverberate  the  sound 
That  swells  from  Sugarloaf  to  Holyoke  grim  ; 

Awake,  old  Deerfield,  of  historic  ground, 
And  add  your  paeans  to  the  interim. 

Connecticut,  from  Whately  to  the  bend, 

More  tortuous  than  the  fabled  snake  of  yore, 

Catches  your  notes,  and  to  their  tones  will  lend 
The  sleepy  singing  of  her  log  marked  shore. 

Far  to  the  south  old  Nonotuck  now  stands 

And  bids  ye  welcome,  sturdy  sons  of  toil  : 
And  Warner  stretches  out  her  golden  hands, 

Rich  from  the  culture  of  a  stubborn  soil. 

All  these,  and  more,  your  triumph  now  doth  mark, 
They  know  your  voice  :  they  recognize  your  hand. 

Full  many  a  time,  hath  Pleasant  after  dark 
Been  welcome  forage  for  marauder  band. 


32 


OLD    AGGIE. 


And  yet,  me  thinks,  'twas  at  the  Devil's  Glen 
That  pranks  were  played  that  better  not  be  told. 

And  Tom  hath  witnessed  many  scenes  that  pen 
Would  ever  fail  to  paint  in  words  o'er  bold. 

Such  days  are  past  and  have  been  long  forgot  ; 

The  Freshman  to  the  Senior,  quickly  grown, 
Leaves  such  behind  and  scorns  the  simple  plot 

That  once  would  seat  him  on  a  trembling  throne. 

The  games  once  played  have  long  since  grown  too  old. 

For  childish  fancies  flutter  as  a  dream. 
Our  frames  are  cast  to-day  in  sturdier  mould, 

To  breast  the  angry  surges  of  Life's  stream. 

These  well-loved  walls  that  knew  you  once  so  well, 
Have  aged  with  you  in  years  that  now  are  past ; 

They,  too,  on  recollections  often  dwell 
And  with  the  day,  do  yesterday  contrast. 

Yet  do  they  hold  for  you  a  welcome  cheer, 

Wide  open  doors,  where  latchstrings  are  not  known. 

Your  names,  to  Alma  Mater  always  dear  : 
Your  efforts,  she  must  always  claim  her  own. 

Her  pride  you  are  :   her  very  busy  boys  : 

Young  nurslings  once  beneath  her  tender  wing  ; 

The  height  of  all  her  many  hopes  and  joys, 
Alone  you  soar  ;   alone  your  song  you  sing. 


AMHERST    HOUSE 

LIVERY  AND  FEED  STABLE. 

T.    L.    PAIGE,    Proprietor. 


Hacks  to  and  from  all  trains.    Tallyho  and  Barge,  Hacks, 
Double  and  Single  Teams. 

AMITY    STREET,         -  -  -  -  -  -        AMHERST,    MASS 


Lovell, 


PHOTOGRAPHER  TO  THE  CLASS  OF  '97,  M.A.C., 

MAKES    A    SPECIALTY    OF    COLLEGE    WORK. 


Class  and  Athletic  Groups,  etc.     Hand  Cameras  and  Supplies 
in  stock,  and  always  fresh. 


AMHERST,    MASS. 


E.  D.  MARSH, 

10  Phoenix  Row,      -----        Amherst;  Mass. 


Students'  Furniture  a  Specialty. 


CARPETS,  RUGS  AND  DRAPERIES. 


I  have  the  Ammunition  to  fit  you  with.  On 
your  wav  to  the  Post  Office  stop  and  look  at 
my  stock  of 

HATS,  CAPS,  GLOVES, 

DRESS    SHIRTS, 

Foot  Ball  Goods,  Collars  and  Gaffs. 


H^VfCRY     CLARK, 

COLLEGE     O  U  T  F  I  T  T  E  R. 

UNDER   THE   HOTEL. 


Wong  Company  Laundry. 


Work  delivered  two  clays  after  brought  to  the  laundry 
Students'  work  neatly  and  carefully  done. 


All   Work  First  Class. 


HENRY   ADAMS, 

^Prescription  Druggisi>Hh 


i   Cook's  Block,  -         -         -  Amherst,  Mass. 

BOOTS  AND  SHOES 

FOR   EVERYBODY. 


A   FINE   LINE   OF   STUDENTS' 

DRESS  SHOES,  IN  PATENT  LEATHER,  BALS.  and  CONGRESS. 

A   FULL   LINE  OF  RUBBER  GOODS. 

FOOT-BALL  SHOES  AT   LOWEST  CASH  PRICES. 

SE3P" Repairing  done  while  you  wait.==^3| 


2  Phoenix  ltotv. 


G.   S.   KENDRICK, 

DEALER   IN 

MEATS  AND  PROVISIONS, 


South  side  Cutler's  Block, 
AMHERST,  MASS. 


C.  R.  ELDER, 

(Successor  to  \V.  W.  Hunt) 


ALL   KINDS  OF 


Heating,  Plumbing  and  Gas  Work. 


HUNT'S  BLOCK,  AMHERST 


L.   W.    GIBBS  &  CO., 

James  E.  Stinson,  Mgr. 

Clothiers  and  Furnishers. 

All  the  new  things  in  Neckwear,    Hats  and  Caps,  Golf 
Suits,  &c. 


COOK'S   BLOCK, AMHERST,  MASS. 


JAMES   F.    PAGE, 


CASH    DEALER    IN 


STUDENTS'  FINE  FOOTWEAR. 

PATENT   LEATHERS,  $2.50  to  $5.50. 
WINTER  RUSSETS,  #3.00  to  $6.00. 


Next  to  Post  Office. 


LYNN, 

TAILOR, 

AMHERST,    MASS. 


DEUEL'S    DRUG   STORE, 

AMHERST   HOUSE  BLOCK,      -       -       -       -       AMHERST,  MASS. 


Deuel's  Ice  Cream  Soda. 

Huylers  Candies. 

Physicians  Prescriptions  carefully  prepared. 

J.    P.    CAMPION, 
I^asttionatol^     Tailors 


IHIIilTJHlY  SUITS  fl  SPECIALTY. 

O^p^All  suits  made  in  my  own  workshops. r_^J\ 
Hunt's  Block,         -  Amherst,  Mass. 

Jeweler. 

Fine   Goods,   Low   Prices,   Skilled  workmanship  by  Mr. 
T.  Noyes,  Graduate  Optician  and  Watchmaker. 


2d  doors  North  of  P.  O.,        -        -        -        -        AMHEKST,   MASS. 

JACKSON  &  CUTLER, 

DEALERS   IN 

Dry    and     Fancy     Goods, 

AND  

CHOICE    FAMILY    GROCERIES, 

AMHERST,  MASS. 


WHEN   YOU   ARE   IN    THE   CITY   CALL   AT 

Cbe  fiampton. 


Everything  new  and  up-to-date.      Near  depot.     Colored 
Porter  to  meet  you  at  every  train. 

KELLOGG  &  BURNS,  Prop's. 


W.   W.    BOYNTON, 

MANUFACTURER   OF 

Pineapple,   Lemon  and  German  Tonic,  Birch  Beer  and 
Ginger  Ale. 

Fountains  charged  to  order. 

RIVER  STREET,  -  -  NORTHAMPTON,  MASS. 


CATERER, 

19  South  Prospect  St.,       -       -       -        Amherst,  Mass. 


FRANK   D.    DEUEL, 

SUCCESSOR  TO  DICKINSON  &  POMEROY, 

Hack,  Boarding,  Livery  I  Sale  Stable, 


Northampton,  Mass. 


R.    E.    EDWARDS, 

HEADQUARTERS   FOR 

DESKS,   BOOKCASES,    CHAIRS,    COUCHES,   RUGS, 
DRAPERIES,  &c. 

-«■    ^=?FREE    DELIVERY.r=:  -^ 
25  and  27  Pleasant  St.,        -       -       -         Northampton. 


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ALL, 
ATEI^E^. 

Northampton,  Mass. 


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1982 


